Section 34-8A-9 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1980, ch. 142, § 11, repealed 34-8A-9 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 346, § 9, relating to the metropolitan court commission, effective July 1, 1980.
Section 34-8A-10 – Metropolitan court mediation fund created; administration; distribution.
A. There is created in the state treasury the “metropolitan court mediation fund” to be administered by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court. B. All balances in the metropolitan court mediation fund are appropriated to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court for payment to metropolitan courts for the purpose of funding and administering voluntary mediation programs established […]
Section 34-8A-11 – Metropolitan court; indigency standard; fee schedule; reimbursement.
A. The metropolitan court shall use a standard adopted by the public defender department to determine indigency of persons accused of crimes carrying a possible jail sentence. B. The metropolitan court shall use a fee schedule adopted by the public defender department when appointing attorneys to represent defendants who are financially unable to obtain private […]
Section 34-8A-12 – Metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund; fee; administration; use of money in fund.
A. There is created in the state treasury the “metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund” to be administered by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court. B. Upon issuance of a bench warrant, the Bernalillo county metropolitan court shall assess an administrative fee of one hundred dollars ($100) against the individual whose arrest is commanded by the bench […]
Section 34-8A-13 – Collection of fines, fees or costs.
A judgment and sentence issued by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court that includes an assessment of fines, fees or costs shall constitute a money judgment that may be enforced in the same manner as a civil judgment in the district court. The money judgment may be assigned by the court to a public or private […]
Section 34-8A-14 – Use of parking facility near Bernalillo county metropolitan court.
The Bernalillo county metropolitan court shall administer and manage a parking facility adjacent to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court in Albuquerque in accordance with the following provisions: A. parking fees or the rents charged by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court to any public or private tenant or user of the parking facility shall be at […]
Section 34-8A-15 – Metropolitan court; electronic services fee.
A metropolitan court may charge and collect from persons who use electronic services an electronic services fee in an amount established by supreme court rule. Proceeds from the electronic services fee shall be remitted to the administrative office of the courts for deposit in the electronic services fund. History: Laws 2009, ch. 112, § 5. […]
Section 34-8A-4.1 – Metropolitan court judges; terms of office.
The term of office for each judge of the metropolitan court is four years. Judges shall be appointed, elected and retained in accordance with Article 6 of the constitution of New Mexico. History: 1978 Comp., § 34-8A-4.1, enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 318, § 2; 1988, ch. 115, § 1; 1990, ch. 114, § 1; […]
Section 34-8A-4.2 – Appointment as special master, arbitrator or metropolitan court judge pro tempore; compensation.
A. The chief metropolitan court judge may appoint a retired metropolitan court judge, with the retired judge’s consent, to serve as a special master, an arbitrator or a metropolitan court judge pro tempore, subject to money available in the metropolitan court operating budget. B. A retired metropolitan court judge shall be compensated for his services […]
Section 34-8A-5 – Metropolitan court; jury trial.
A. With respect to civil actions, except for contempt of the metropolitan court, the right to trial by jury exists in all actions in the metropolitan court which are within metropolitan court jurisdiction. Either party to an action may demand trial by jury. The demand shall be made in the complaint if made by the […]